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Dave Portnoy clarifies shot at ESPN, calls out company’s ‘corporate weasels’

August 28, 2025

By Thomas GoldKamp: Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has been in the news quite a bit this week, starting with an alleged ban from ‘The Shoe” by Ohio State. But he’s also been vocal about other issues, most notably ESPN’s new partnership with the ‘Bussin’ With The Boys‘ show.

On Thursday morning, after ESPN announced the partnership, Portnoy took a simple shot. He tweeted, “ESPN is officially Barstool Jr.”

Dave Portnoy reached out to clarify his comments early Thursday afternoon, while Bussin’ With The Boys was making an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show.

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